Flippin' the bird

Today I overheard two first grade girls discussing "the finger". One was telling the other "remember, you can NEVER, EVER point that finger at someone. It's bad and very rude. Remember NEVER point it.  At ANYONE!"  The first girl, who was soaking it all in, flipped her middle finger straight up and said "OK - I'll just point it at the sky".

#stillalottolearn

What's in a name?

A kindergarten boy (we'll call Bobby) came up crying, very upset that his friend had called him a name. As I went through the usual suspects in my mind (stupid, something to do with poop, something that ends in "head", ) you can imagine my surprise when I found out he hadn't been called any of those. He had been called ... "Steve".

Oh my - I really don't need to know that...

Sitting with a group of first graders, this was the conversation:

A. "When I get married,I am NOT kissing my husband on the mouth. That's gross."

B. "I saw my parents do that in the shower."

C. "My dad doesn't wear anything when he sleeps."

D. "Mine either!"

E. "I have an X Box and a Wii U."

A, B, C, D all chime in about their gaming systems and E emerges as my hero of the day.

He said, he said

Today at recess, I saw one 2nd grade boy pin another to the ground. As I walked over, they jumped up and both started talking at once - "we were just playing" and "he tried to kill me" was what I made out.

My conclusion:  the truth lied somewhere in the middle.

Seattle Seahawks - Super Bowl Champs!

It's only 3 days after the Super Bowl and the day of the victory parade, so I can't say I blame him, but I had to laugh when I reminded a first grader to slow down while he practiced his handwriting and his response was "I can't! I'm in Beast Mode!"

Priorities

Instead of doing their math, a group of 6th grade girls got to wondering what Disney princess they would want to be - if they had a choice. One girl was having a difficult time deciding, so a friend offered "How about Cinderella?".  "Well, maybe....but I wouldn't want to do the servant thing."  She was ready to move on when she got another thought.  "Ooh, the shoes though..."

Class ended before I could hear her final decision, but I was heartened that it was shoes rather than marriage to a prince that would possible sway her.

Friends

From a third grade girl:

"There are some things I LIKE about D (a third grade boy) and some things I DON'T."

Me - "What don't you like?"

"He bothers me. He follows me. He calls me names. He won't stop when I ask him to"

Me- "What do you like about him?"

"He's my friend!"

FRIEND - such a powerful word!

BFFs?

A tearful kindergartner came up to me, sad that her best friend wouldn't play with her. In an attempt to help, I asked who her best friend was.  Her answer made it a little difficult to help - "I don't remember her name"....

Made me think perhaps sometimes adults put too much emphasis on getting to know all the pesky little details about our friends.